Does it bother you when you see civilians wearing dog tags because it "looks cool"?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 02 Feb 2015 05:45:38 -0500

I have friends who have made the ultimate sacrifice and it seems disrespectful when people walk around wearing dog tags like you would a chain or necklace to look cool when they don't even have the first idea of what dog tags even are and what they symbolize.

Response by CSM Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 2 at 2015 5:55 AM

CSM Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 02 Feb 2015 05:55:15 -0500

That's one of the reasons you serve, to give Americans the right to be free. I understand your frustration but don't let it bother you, there are better things to spend your give shits on.

Response by SGT Steven Eugene Kuhn MBA made Feb 2 at 2015 5:58 AM

SGT Steven Eugene Kuhn MBA — Mon, 02 Feb 2015 05:58:17 -0500

No but I make it a point to ask where they served, when they day its fashion, I laugh at them and then go about my way.

Response by CPT Ahmed Faried made May 29 at 2015 2:04 PM

CPT Ahmed Faried — Fri, 29 May 2015 14:04:14 -0400

Not particularly. They are free to wear it. If they claimed to be former military or still active and it wasn't the case then it'd be bothersome.

Response by SPC Travis Grizzard made Apr 25 at 2019 3:50 PM

SPC Travis Grizzard — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 15:50:06 -0400

Last time I saw someone wearing dogtags, who hadn't served, it was a family member's dogtags.

Response by SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM made Aug 4 at 2019 7:07 PM

SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 19:07:24 -0400

No, buts its interesting!

Response by SPC Dayleen DeRiggs made Feb 5 at 2020 3:55 PM

SPC Dayleen DeRiggs — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 15:55:22 -0500

Yes it does bother me, even when they wear camouflage, it seems as if they are pretending to be something they did not voluntary to do. But over the years I had to let that go, this is a free country and we did fight to protect those freedoms.